The debt toll rises high with the sun The vulture's belly is filled with blood The troops are ready: land, sea and air Geared up for battle, deployments near It's the end of eternal city It's the end of the golden road It's the end of all prosperity It's the end of an empire: the fall of Rome Too late for justice, it's dead and gone Stuck in the gutters where we belong Echoes of voices strained with the fear We pray to god, but he ain't here It's the end of eternal city It's the end of the golden road It's the end of all prosperity It's the end of an empire: the fall of Rome